Janie Posted July 5, 2010 Share Posted July 5, 2010 (edited) This Civic Literacy Quiz from ISI has 33 questions. Average score for Americans taking quiz is 49%, 55% for college educators. Interestingly, elected officials did a bit worse on the quiz than the average citizen (see results here). I'm curious how we WTMers do, so please post your score in the poll. I am not very knowledgeable about market economy, so those questions got me. To read how educators can increase civic learning, see here. Edited July 5, 2010 by Janie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FaithManor Posted July 5, 2010 Share Posted July 5, 2010 I just took it and got a 81.82%. I guess that's not too bad but I can't believe I drew a blank on the first amendment. I should have had some chocolate first. Faith Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thescrappyhomeschooler Posted July 5, 2010 Share Posted July 5, 2010 I got 75.5%, which I consider okay, but not great. I am surprised by some of the answers I missed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fivetails Posted July 5, 2010 Share Posted July 5, 2010 19/33 - 57.58% A lot of those questions were very US-specific though - and I'm not. :laugh: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crissy Posted July 5, 2010 Share Posted July 5, 2010 81.82% :001_huh: I guess I should focus on US history this year. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pink Fairy Posted July 5, 2010 Share Posted July 5, 2010 90.91% And after two glasses of wine, too--I need to celebrate! :party: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jean in Newcastle Posted July 5, 2010 Share Posted July 5, 2010 84.something percent. I can't wait to have ds13 try this! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ladydusk Posted July 5, 2010 Share Posted July 5, 2010 90.91% ... me too. The economics questions trip me up. (Full Disclosure: My degree is in Secondary Social Studies Education, I'm actually pretty disappointed in my results, even though I never taught and it has been at least 15 years since I studied Econ where I found Micro much more interesting than Macro ...) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wendi Posted July 5, 2010 Share Posted July 5, 2010 I only missed one -- 96.97% correct! :001_smile: Wendi Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shelly in the Country Posted July 5, 2010 Share Posted July 5, 2010 93.94% Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sbgrace Posted July 5, 2010 Share Posted July 5, 2010 (edited) 93.94% for my husband and 87.88% for me. I voted for myself in the poll. When we do US History this year I imagine I'll do better. Edited July 5, 2010 by sbgrace Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Avila Posted July 5, 2010 Share Posted July 5, 2010 (edited) 90.91% And after two glasses of wine, too--I need to celebrate! :party: Hey, me too. 30/33. But no wine over here. Maybe the wine would have improved my score? :D Maybe I should have some anyhow. Edited July 5, 2010 by Asenik Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kalanamak Posted July 5, 2010 Share Posted July 5, 2010 Hummm, I didn't know that about Roosevelt and the Supreme Court. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Teachin'Mine Posted July 5, 2010 Share Posted July 5, 2010 78.79 I was surprised by some of the ones I got wrong ... and by some I got right. :lol: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dangermom Posted July 5, 2010 Share Posted July 5, 2010 90.91 % Some of them were worded kind of ambiguously, I thought. Not that that is my excuse for not getting 100%--I'm happily surprised by my score. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rivka Posted July 5, 2010 Share Posted July 5, 2010 100%! There was some educated guessing, though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Parrothead Posted July 5, 2010 Share Posted July 5, 2010 75.something or other. I guessed at all the economics questions. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elizabeth Posted July 5, 2010 Share Posted July 5, 2010 75.something or other. I guessed at all the economics questions. Look at the board and supporters. Sarah Scaife foundation....Do not worry about missing econ questions as they were opinion masquerading as fact. Episteme vs. Opinion is a really useful distinction. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BeckyFL Posted July 5, 2010 Share Posted July 5, 2010 I just took it and got a 81.82%. I guess that's not too bad but I can't believe I drew a blank on the first amendment. I should have had some chocolate first. Faith I got the exact same score. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cani e porci Posted July 5, 2010 Share Posted July 5, 2010 93.94%. I didn't know about Roosevelt and the Supreme Court, either! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
edithcrawley Posted July 5, 2010 Share Posted July 5, 2010 78.something % I had a hard time with the econ questions. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colleen Posted July 5, 2010 Share Posted July 5, 2010 Do you honestly think college educators average only 55%? I find that difficult to believe, as so many of the questions were fairly basic. I did miss the one about Roosevelt & the Supreme Court, though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colleen Posted July 5, 2010 Share Posted July 5, 2010 (edited) Look at the board and supporters. Sarah Scaife foundation....Do not worry about missing econ questions as they were opinion masquerading as fact. Mmm, I don't necessarily agree. Yes, the organization is distinctly conservative (whereas I am not, nor was my economics training), but those questions & answers are rather standard. Edited July 5, 2010 by Colleen Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JFSinIL Posted July 5, 2010 Share Posted July 5, 2010 90.91% And after two glasses of wine, too--I need to celebrate! :party: I scored the same! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ereks mom Posted July 5, 2010 Share Posted July 5, 2010 :confused: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lawana Posted July 5, 2010 Share Posted July 5, 2010 I've taken the quiz for previous years, so maybe I've learned how the answers are supposed to be. 100% here. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LizzyBee Posted July 5, 2010 Share Posted July 5, 2010 Wow, I only got one wrong. I was surprised by that score. I guess my public school education wasn't so shabby. :tongue_smilie: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pink Fairy Posted July 5, 2010 Share Posted July 5, 2010 For the two of you (so far) in the 50-59% range, I'm guessing you're both college professors? :D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spy Car Posted July 5, 2010 Share Posted July 5, 2010 Look at the board and supporters. Sarah Scaife foundation....Do not worry about missing econ questions as they were opinion masquerading as fact. Episteme vs. Opinion is a really useful distinction. I hadn't noticed that this was a Scaife sponsored quiz, but the "slant" was unmistakable. I got a 100% and wasn't fooled about the right-wing agenda in the questions, some of which you righly point out are opinion masquerading as fact. Bill Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MyThreeSons Posted July 5, 2010 Share Posted July 5, 2010 31/33 here, which surprised me. I've never taken an Econ course, but I didn't miss any of those. The two I missed were the ones about FDR's threat re: the New Deal, and the one about the ancient philosophers. I waffled on both of those, and almost guessed them correctly. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MyThreeSons Posted July 5, 2010 Share Posted July 5, 2010 Do you honestly think college educators average only 55%? I find that difficult to believe, as so many of the questions were fairly basic. 55% does seem low, but if you include educators across the board -- engineering, music, sciences, foreign languages, etc. -- I wouldn't expect the numbers to be much higher, especially given the number of economics questions. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Amy in TX Posted July 5, 2010 Share Posted July 5, 2010 29 of 33 correct--87.88% :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stripe Posted July 5, 2010 Share Posted July 5, 2010 I found some of them questionable insofar as a knowledge of history is concerned. Such as: 27) Free markets typically secure more economic prosperity than government’s centralized planning because... 29) A flood-control levee (or National Defense) is considered a public good because.... 30) Which of the following fiscal policy combinations would a government most likely follow to stimulate economic activity when the economy is in a severe recession? 31) International trade and specialization most often lead to which of the following? ....although I supposedly got these "right." Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carol in Cal. Posted July 5, 2010 Share Posted July 5, 2010 93.94% Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mothersweets Posted July 5, 2010 Share Posted July 5, 2010 I scored 84.85% - 28/33. I did better than I thought I would. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DianeW88 Posted July 5, 2010 Share Posted July 5, 2010 30 out of 33 correct! 91.something%. Yippee!! Diane W. married for 22 years homeschooling 3 kiddos for 16 years Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kirch Posted July 5, 2010 Share Posted July 5, 2010 90.91%! I was good with the history stuff, not so good with economics. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Angel Posted July 5, 2010 Share Posted July 5, 2010 75.76% Much better than I expected! I'm an ostrich when it comes to government. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OhM Posted July 5, 2010 Share Posted July 5, 2010 Dang it! Missed one (#7-Gettysburg Address). An easy one (well, insofar as I've read the danged thing and commented on it to my dc's!) too! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mejane Posted July 5, 2010 Share Posted July 5, 2010 I appear to be average for a WTM'er - 85%. ;) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nmoira Posted July 5, 2010 Share Posted July 5, 2010 87 and a bit (29) Not bad for a Canadian. :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nmoira Posted July 5, 2010 Share Posted July 5, 2010 I hadn't noticed that this was a Scaife sponsored quiz, but the "slant" was unmistakable.:iagree: It was easy enough to figure out what they wanted. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ann Posted July 5, 2010 Share Posted July 5, 2010 I scored a 72 %. Not to bad for a Canadian I think. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Corraleno Posted July 6, 2010 Share Posted July 6, 2010 I missed one, so 96.97% Jackie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HS Mom in NC Posted July 6, 2010 Share Posted July 6, 2010 87% or 4 wrong. Lisa Homeschooling three daughters ages 14,12, and 5 from the beginning. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris in VA Posted July 6, 2010 Share Posted July 6, 2010 me, too--87.88, 29/33 I'm surprised, actually. We haven't gotten to a lot of this stuff yet in homeschooling, which is where I'm being educated... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dcurry Posted July 7, 2010 Share Posted July 7, 2010 I got a 48.48%. I was never good in history, and all I've learned has been from homeschooling my own children. I have a college degree, but never could grasp history until using Beautiful Feet's Early American History when my kids were in 1st & 3rd grades. (That was years ago). (I was a teacher before having children, btw, but not a college professor). I have no trouble with most other subjects- history was just something I really struggled with. I'm thankful to be learning it now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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